It's been less than a month since Alaska governor Sarah Palin was announced as John McCain's running mate and was thrust into the national spotlight. Since then, news anchor Cindy Michaels, has been seen in a different light.

"Since the day McCain announced Sarah Palin as his running mate, I had friends and family tell me I look like her. I don't think I look like her, I think I look like me."

She says more than a dozen people have made the comparison, which she takes as a compliment.

But recently she received several comments not meant to flatter. "You're so much more interesting and nicer than Sarah Palin. We hope you don't keep that hairdo. You don't want to be tarred with that same brush. You know, she's not coming off that well."

Then a harsh voicemail was left during her newscast.

"What is this is K-mart version of Sarah Palin...what did you do, lose your little cheapo glasses?"

"I'm not Sarah Palin. They know I'm not Sarah Palin. So to say cutting things to me just because I'm wearing my hair up, and a pair of glasses, there's just something a little strange about that."

Michaels has worn her hair up and her glasses from time to time throughout her life. Now it's a look people identify with Palin.

"I think the reason why they may have called me is because they thought I looked like Sarah Palin. Maybe they don't believe in her, maybe they don't want her as Vice President. So if they wanted to say something to her maybe they thought by saying something to Cindy, It's like saying something to her in their mind."

Michaels says she would never let this criticism of looking like one of the country's most inspirational women effect her appearance. She says to look like Palin is an honor.